Minnesota Poker Hall Of Fame Inducts New MemberAnthony Hartmann Becomes Fifth Person Inducted |
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The Minnesota Poker Hall of Fame announced on Monday that poker pro Anthony Hartmann is its newest member.
Hartmann, who has been a part of the local poker community since the 1980s, has $1 million if lifetime tournament earnings. According to the Minnesota Poker Hall of Fame, he is an “original rounder,” and cut his teeth playing in games with the likes of “Minneapolis” Jim Meehan, Phil Hellmuth and Alan “Big Al” Emerson.
“He has been a tireless promoter of poker who has introduced many of Minnesota’s most successful players to the game,” the Minnesota PHoF said.
Local card rooms spoke highly of the man who has WSOP cashes dating back to 1993.
“He’s the last of a dying breed,” said Michael Hochman, VP of Casino Operations at Canterbury Park. “Here’s a guy who came up from mucking pan in home games, to hustling gin players three times his age, to showing triple-digit tournament success and continued live-poker success, both locally and nationally.”
Hartmann came close to a WSOP bracelet in 2006 when he finished fourth in a $5,000 pot-limit hold’em event for $124,362. The largest score of his career came in the 2007 Gold Strike World Poker Open in Tunica, Mississippi. He finished first in a $5,000 PLO tournament for $147,988.
“When I made the final table in Tunica, I was sandwiched between Chip Reese and Barry Greenstein," Hartmann remembered. “It was nerve-racking as hell, but what an honor to be able to play with Chip.”
“I’m more about the players than the game," he added. "I love the characters. And I also love how poker has afforded me the ability to spend more time with my wife and kids.”
Around this time last year, the Minnesota PHoF inducted Blake Bohn and Meehan. Hartmann is the fifth person to join the prestigious club in Minnesota. The other members are Lyle Berman and Mike Schneider.
In order to be inducted into the Minnesota PHoF, one must have “a strong Minnesota connection, either by birth or residence,” “played consistently among acknowledged competition,” “withstood the test of time” and “played at a high level, consistently well, gaining the respect of peers.”
For non-players, the individual must have “significantly contributed to the overall growth and success of the game of poker in Minnesota.”
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